Uninvited apps are likin' my android
How do I keep unwanted apps from installing on my android? I delete them but they come back.
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I had an app try that -once-. It was a clone of a popular game show, then decided to pull an update and install more stuff. Thankfully it wasn't anything fatal because I could log on as root and clean it up, although I used it as an excuse to format and install a new ROM on my phone that had less clutter.
How the app did its dirty deeds was through autoupdate. It initially had no issues, but it then autoupdated to a different game and then when clicked on, tried to get one to download other stuff, even trying to fetch a "security_update.apk" file from a no-name site in Russia.
I like not just rooting, but re-ROMing my Android phones, preferably to a CyanogenMod version if available. This way, only Google and I can put stuff on the phone. The telco has no master keys, so there are no surprises. I then use Titanium Backup to automatically back up all critical app data, then have it sent and stored in Dropbox. I also use nandroid as another way of dumping the entire device for an easy restore.
How the app did its dirty deeds was through autoupdate. It initially had no issues, but it then autoupdated to a different game and then when clicked on, tried to get one to download other stuff, even trying to fetch a "security_update.apk" file from a no-name site in Russia.
I like not just rooting, but re-ROMing my Android phones, preferably to a CyanogenMod version if available. This way, only Google and I can put stuff on the phone. The telco has no master keys, so there are no surprises. I then use Titanium Backup to automatically back up all critical app data, then have it sent and stored in Dropbox. I also use nandroid as another way of dumping the entire device for an easy restore.
